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04/06/23 Day Walk: Meall a Bhuiridh and Creise from Glencoe Mountain Resort.
Sunday the 4th of June provided stunning weather for around 10 x FVMC members on this often-climbed pair of Munros. Starting from the...
Jun 29, 20231 min read


General May 2023 Activity: Amulree, Rum, Portafortuna and Glen Isla.
Other activity of the FVMC for May 2023 covered a wide area, including a Scottish island, Croatia and the hills of Perthshire! First up,...
Jun 14, 20232 min read


28/05/23 Day Walk: Beinn Challuim, Cam Creag and Beinn Chaorach.
Sunday 28th of May brought the second Day Walk that month, a full round of Gleann a' Chlachain from Kirkton Farm. For ARob, BR, IMcM, CS...
Jun 10, 20231 min read


19-21/05/23 Weekend Meet: Torrin, Skye.
The club had an excellent 3 days on Skye staying at Torrin Bunkhouse, NG 57294 21081, run by High Life Highland,...
Jun 10, 20232 min read


07/05/23 Day Walk: Stob Ghabar and western Munro Tops, Stob a Bhruaitch Leith and Sron a Ghearrain.
Unusually there were two Day Walks planned for May, with the first taking place on 07/05/23. The ultimate objective was Stob Ghabhar, NN...
May 6, 20231 min read


General April 2023 Activity: French escapades, Highlands, Islands…and the wee Pentlands.
In the month of Aprll 2023 FVMC members could be found tearing up and down slopes in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, France, the Pentlands,...
Apr 19, 20232 min read


14-16/04/23 Weekend Meet: NTS Kintail Outdoor Centre, mountains galore in perfect condition.
Another NTS property that the club hadn’t visited for a while is the Kintail Outdoor Centre, NG 96675 21063. The weekend had some frosty...
Apr 14, 20233 min read


15-18/03/23: FVMC Member XC Skiing in Norway, Hardangervidda Region.
Europe may have been struggling with poor winter conditions for our sports but there was plenty of snow in Norway! BR arrives at his City...
Mar 20, 20232 min read


17-19/03/23 Weekend Meet: Mol Mor, Torridon; An Ruadh-mheallan & Beinn Damh.
It’s been a while since the club has been at Mol Mor, see, Mol Mor, Torridon | National Trust for Scotland (nts.org.uk). A comfortable...
Mar 17, 20231 min read


General February 2023 Activity: Beinn Bhreac, and Beinn Rheoch
On 05/02/23, MMcE and RP climbed Beinn Bhreac, NN 32115 00051 then along ridge to Beinn Rheoch, NN 30793 02152. Amazing views up and down...
Feb 10, 20231 min read


24-25/02/23 Weekend Meet: The Cabin, Balgowan; Corrieyairack Hill, Geal Charn, Gairbeinn, and others
For the first time the FVMC club stayed at The Cabin, Balgowan, NN 63895 94402, one of the huts owned by Edinburgh JMCS, Edinburgh JMCS |...
Feb 9, 20232 min read


05/02/23 Day Walk: Sgiath Chuil.
Cancelled earlier due to bad weather, ARod, EP, ARob, EA & BR, eventually got their Day Walk to Sgiath Chuil, NN 46276 31783, in Glen...
Feb 8, 20231 min read


General January 2023 Activity: Black Mount, near Biggar and Creag Mac Ranaich.
First up, a wee solo trip for AS to Black Mount, NT 07978 45991, near Biggar. At just 516 metres high, it was done in a couple of hours....
Feb 6, 20231 min read


13-14/01/23 Weekend Meet: Glenfinnan Bunkouse; Meall Onfhaidh, Meall a Phubuill, and others.
Proper winter conditions arrived for FVMC members at the Glenfinnan January Weekend Meet, aided by a comfortable and warm Glenfinnan...
Feb 5, 20232 min read


02/01/23 Day Walk: Seamab Hill
The start of our activity for the year was commenced by our ‘New Year Walk’. This traditionally involves a short trip from the car park...
Feb 4, 20231 min read


General December 2022 Activity: Dollar Law, Railways, Earl’s Seat, Ben Deuchary & eastern Pentlands
The month of December 2022 experienced some intense wintry weather, forcing the abandonment of our December Weekend Meet at Crianlarich....
Feb 3, 20232 min read


10/12/22 Day Walk: Earls Seat, Campsie Fells
On 10/12/22, ARob organised a walk in the Campsies to tackle Earl’s Seat, NS 56993 83808 from Dumgoyne distillery. This was an optimistic...
Feb 2, 20231 min read


General November 2022 Activity: Chapelgill Hill& Beinn a Choin
AS & GG had a couple of days out in November 2022. They took advantage of the decent weather on 21/11/22 and headed into the Southern...
Feb 1, 20231 min read


04-05/11/22 Weekend Meet: Dinner Meet at Kinlochleven
Our club saw a happy return to the Blackwater Hostel at Kinlochleven, for our annual Dinner Meet, attended by about 17 members. Due to...
Jan 30, 20233 min read


14-15/10/22 Weekend Meet: Ballater Bunkhouse
October saw the club visit Ballater Hostel https://www.ballater-hostel.com for the first time. The Friday to Sunday weather tended to...
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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